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Chapter 87 Amulet (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

Lunch was as plentiful as ever, including boiled chicken, duck and pork, as well as roast meats, braised dishes, seafood and more.

That's how people in Jiangbei are; they basically spend their wages on food.

Whether it was a misperception or not, Chen Jingyue noticed that Chen Wenjie's cooking skills seemed to have improved.

I asked him to find a way to improve his cooking skills, and I don't know if he listened. It seems to have had some effect.

With over a month of selling late-night snacks at a street stall, I've made considerable progress, at least in terms of controlling the heat and seasoning.

To say that Chen Wenjie has exceptional culinary talent is debatable, but he excels at making up for his lack of talent through hard work and practice makes perfect.

I don't expect to become a great chef, but at least my skills shouldn't be too shabby.

That way, when Chen Jingle comes over for a free meal, the food will taste better.

"Not bad, not bad. If we expand our business someday, opening a small restaurant shouldn't be a problem," Chen Kexin commented.

More than half of the dishes on this table today were prepared by Chen Wenjie; he certainly put a lot of thought into it.

News of Chen Wenjie selling late-night snacks at a stall has spread. While people praise his hard work, they also feel sorry for him because of how hard he works.

However, since he was happy with it, he didn't say anything more.

Chen Wenjie was quite happy with everyone's praise, and was slightly proud.

Although he was always forced into it by his parents, he was happy to see everyone enjoying the food.

At least at times like these, he felt he was still somewhat useful in this family.

"Next time you can make some scallion oil," Chen Jingle whispered to him.

"Is that okay?" Chen Wenjie asked in surprise.

Chen Jingle retorted, "Why not? It's not like we need that much. If it really doesn't work, next time Sister Xin and Ruoqi come over, you can ask me for some scallions to make scallion oil."

"Okay, I'll definitely do it next time!"

Chen Wenjie had no reason to refuse.

If there were scallion oil made from special scallions, the taste of the dishes would definitely be elevated, and he would enjoy eating it much more.

……

After finishing their meal and chatting for a while, Chen Jingle went back to help Chen Kexin pick jackfruit.

Sister Xin wanted to come along, but he refused with an excuse.

Everything else about the orchard is easy to explain, but the rice paddies are more complicated, so it's best not to let outsiders see them.

Once we collect the Moon Dew again, we need to hurry up and ripen the rice before harvesting it.

To avoid any unforeseen complications.

When the typhoon passed, the rice seedlings were only knee-high, but now they have reached thigh-high and have begun to sprout ears.

This was even with the lack of Moon Dew, and Chen Jingle was reluctant to waste too much.

Once the amount of Moon Dew is sufficient, he will definitely accelerate the cultivation of rice and get them to maturity as soon as possible, so that the next typhoon won't blow them all down.

Given the unpredictable nature of the Jiangbei region, it's really hard to say when the next typhoon will arrive.

As for jackfruit, there are three jackfruit trees in the orchard. Besides the one I got from my uncle's house tonight, and the one I reserved to exchange with Li Shiming for lychees tomorrow, there are actually a few more that are almost ripe, but can be picked earlier.

However, it needs to be left to ripen for two or three days after picking.

This is the one Chen Jingle picked for Sister Xin. It weighs about 15 jin (7.5 catties) and is slightly smaller than the one everyone ate before.

There's nothing we can do; the other larger ones aren't ripe yet, so picking them now would make them inedible.

With the one my uncle picked, that should be enough.

This stuff gets cloying if you eat too much of it.

Chen Jingle also did something else: he drew a talisman for Lin Yuqing.

The amulets he made were of exceptional quality, using the name of the Jade Pure True King as their head, and he enhanced their effectiveness with precious edicts during the drawing process.

In the event of danger, the defense mechanism will be automatically triggered, cleverly avoiding external damage.

Leaving aside the exaggerated claim of blocking bullets, at least the possibility of getting your head smashed by furniture will never happen again, and it can even neutralize ordinary sharp object injuries.

However, there are only three such defensive opportunities. Once the defense is triggered three times, the amulet will be destroyed.

This is the drawback of talismans; they cannot be reused indefinitely.

Even the three defensive opportunities were only possible because Chen Jingle made slight adjustments to the original talisman.

Fortunately, such basic talismans are not difficult for him to draw; if they are broken, he can simply redraw them.

The key is to prevent children from getting hurt.

As the only son of the fourth generation in the family, Lin Yuqing's value is self-evident, not to mention that she is very popular with Chen Jingle.

……

Wow, the boss is so generous!

Chen Kexin beamed as she accepted the large jackfruit that Chen Jingle handed her. It was heavy and huge, and she was overjoyed.

Looking down at her feet, there were bags and bags of gifts her family had brought back for her.

This is the treatment a woman from Jiangbei who has married out of the area receives when she returns to her parents' home. Chen Jingle instructed her, "It should be ripe in two or three days."

"I understand." Chen Kexin nodded quickly and put it in the trunk of the car first.

"By the way, there's also this."

When no one was looking, Chen Jingle handed over the folded amulet and said in a low voice, "Take this to a photo studio to have it laminated and put it on Yuqing. Don't take it off when you take a bath. Don't worry about it getting wet."

"What is this?" Chen Kexin asked, puzzled.

Chen Jingle said, "It's a talisman, which I got from a Taoist temple."

"You still believe in this?" Chen Kexin asked in surprise.

Chen Jingle casually replied, "It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not, I just want peace of mind."

"Okay, I'll put it on her."

Chen Kexin did not refuse and put it in her bag.

Although she wasn't interested in such things, since it was given to her by Chen Jingle, her daughter's uncle's good intentions, there was no need to refuse.

At least you don't have to worry about malicious intent.

When it was time to say goodbye, little Lin Yuqing was as reluctant as ever. In the end, her mother forced her into the car, and she waved goodbye to everyone with a pout.

Chen Jing chuckled, told the others, and went home.

Fortunately, the sky was clear and the moon was visible for the first time in a long time.

Although it was only a tiny crescent moon, for Chen Jingle, something was better than nothing.

He spent the entire night successfully obtaining two drops of moon dew.

We were really lucky; it greatly relieved our immediate crisis.

……

And the other side.

After dinner, Li Shiming started picking out lychees with a large red plastic bag.

The offerings sent by others were a whole box full, weighing almost 10 jin (5 catties), but we've only eaten less than 2 jin (1 kg) at home.

She plans to pick out the good ones and give them to Chen Jingle tomorrow.

In fact, fruits that are suitable for gift-giving are of pretty good quality; there are absolutely no bad fruits, not even small ones.

Liu Qiong thought she wanted to eat them herself, so she said, "Lychees are heaty, so you should eat less of them."

The husband's business partner sends a batch of offerings every year, but the couple is too old to eat too much.

Besides Li Shiming's love for it, she would also ask Wang Xiulian to take some back to try.

“I didn’t eat it myself,” Li Shiming replied casually.

Liu Qiong asked in surprise, "If you're not eating it yourself, then what are you doing?"

“I’ll give it to a friend,” Li Shiming said, then added after a moment’s thought, “Of course, they didn’t take it for free; they said they’d trade me a jackfruit for it.”

"What's the point of having jackfruit? It's such a hassle to drive around." Liu Qiong frowned.

She doesn't dislike the taste of jackfruit, but she usually buys pre-peeled fruit instead of peeling it herself.

Too troublesome!
Even if Aunt Wang helps peel them, it's still a hassle.

Li Shiming remained noncommittal: "It doesn't matter, just wait and see when it's time to eat."

"I don't want to eat it. We have plenty of fruit at home."

Liu Qiong snorted lightly, not paying much attention to the jackfruit that her so-called friend had given her.

They can just have any fruit they want delivered; there's no fruit they don't have.
Li Shiming pursed her lips and ignored it.

That would be best, so she could eat it all by herself.

I'm afraid of bursting my stomach.

Seeing that she had almost emptied the entire box, Liu Qiong was speechless: "Why don't you just give the whole box to someone else?"

Li Shiming said, "No, I still need to keep some for myself, and I'll also leave some for Aunt Wang."

"So you still know to leave some for Aunt Wang? There's probably not even enough left for you!" Liu Qiong said irritably.

Li Shiming belatedly realized that she might have taken a bit too much, and with an embarrassed smile, she took some out of the bag.

……

Chen Jingle didn't get up until almost 9 o'clock.

The sleep duration is a bit short, but fortunately the impact is not significant.

After a quick breakfast and washing up, I went to the orchard to pick the jackfruit I wanted to take to Li Shiming. Then, I took Changmao with me and rode my electric scooter out the door.

The meeting place with Li Shiming was still at Baida Shopping Mall.

　I've been sitting here for quite a while, and only just finished writing this. I'm really sorry. Please vote with your monthly tickets! If you have any extra tickets, please cast them. Thank you!

　　
　
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